The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts announced the relaunch of its beloved series, Broadway @ the Ordway, which features four popular musicals: Fiddler on the Roof, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, An Officer and a Gentleman, and Waitress.
When the first musical in the line-up — Fiddler on the Roof — comes to the Ordway in time for the holidays, it will conclude a more than 500-day Broadway performance hiatus inside the Saint Paul venue.
“We are thrilled Broadway is coming back to the Ordway,” said Christine Sagstetter, interim president and CEO. “The Ordway has been closed since last spring, and we can’t wait to welcome our community, returning guests and new audiences alike. Nothing can match the experience of a great Broadway musical with the people you love inside our beautiful venue in downtown Saint Paul.”
Photo by Joan Marcus
Broadway @ The Ordway 2021-2022 Touring Productions:
Fiddler on the Roof | November 30 – December 12, 2021
This fresh, authentic version of the beloved theatrical masterpiece will introduce a new generation to the powerful, heartwarming story of fathers and daughters and husbands and wives. Featuring the Broadway classics “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” and “To Life,” Fiddler on the Roof is a rousing celebration that raises its cup to joy, love, and life.
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical | December 28, 2021 – January 2, 2022
Donna Summer became an icon by breaking through barriers and risking it all. Featuring more than 20 of her greatest hits—including “Hot Stuff,” “She Works Hard For The Money” and “Last Dance”—this musical tells an astonishing story of Summer’s tumultuous life and tempestuous loves. Summer: The Donna Summer Musical is an unforgettable and moving tribute to the voice of a generation.
An Officer and a Gentleman | January 20 – 23, 2022
This uplifting new musical stage adaptation of the beloved Oscar-winning film An Officer and a Gentleman is overflowing with 1980s hits, including “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” “Something to Talk About,” “Higher Love” and the Grammy Award-winning song, “Up Where We Belong.”
Waitress | March 8 – 13, 2022
Featuring music from pop singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, Waitress is the story of a hardworking woman facing a life crisis who finds her only solace in baking pies. About friendship and motherhood, this musical featuring popular songs like “When He Sees Me,” “Opening Up,” and “She Used To Be Mine” proves that sometimes summoning the courage to make a change is the best recipe for happiness.
“Knowing that the Ordway’s beautiful bright lights will be back on for Broadway shows, especially after a year when so many experienced pain, suffering and loss, fills my heart with hope,” said Ordway Producing Artistic Director Rod Kaats. “I know audiences are excited to be back; to re-connect with each other and to feel the thrill of a Broadway musical. For the first time in a such a long time, so many people will be experiencing that power again—together. You can already feel the energy in the air—enough to keep the Ordway bright for all of us. I can’t wait for us to be back at the Ordway—it’s where we belong.”
Tickets are available now at ordway.org/broadway.
Photos courtesy of Ordway Center of Performing Arts
